Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC), which rose 10.36% or 0.350 points to trade at 3.730 at the close. Meanwhile, First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSX:FR) added 8.67% or 0.97 points to end at 12.16 and Pan American Silver Corp (TSX:PAAS) was up 6.67% or 1.22 points to 19.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Precision Drilling Corporation (TSX:PD), which fell 4.87% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.15 at the close. TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII) declined 4.28% or 1.71 points to end at 38.26 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE) was down 4.05% or 0.090 points to 2.130.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 558 to 483 and 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in Precision Drilling Corporation (TSX:PD) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.87% or 0.11 to 2.15. Shares in First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSX:FR) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.67% or 0.97 to 12.16.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 1.51% to 10.74.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.20% or 16.95 to $1428.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.80% or 1.04 to hit $56.58 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $63.61 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.00% to 0.7662, while CAD/EUR rose 0.01% to 0.6827.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.850.